Wheeled cultivator



4 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. D. GALLAGHER WHEELED CULTIVATOR Flled July 21 1921 Apiil 2a, 1925.

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A. D. GALLAGHER WHEELED CULTIVATOR '4 Sheets She'et 4 Filed July 21, 1921 Patented Apr, 51$, T925,

entree stars-s ARTHUR 1a. GALLAGHER, or .son rrr Benn,

INDIAN.A., ASSIGNGR, TO OLIVER CHILLED .PLQ'WWORKS, DIG SGU'I'H BEI'ID, INDIANA.

- wnnntzsn CULTIVATOR.

Application filed July 21,

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that l, Ann-Inn 1)., Gan; LAGHICR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of South Bend in the county of Saint Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in ll heeled Cultivators; and l dohhereby declare the following}; to he a full, clear, and erac description of the invention, snch as. will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.-

This invention relates to improvements iirwheeled cultivators,one object of the invention beingto provide in'iproved balance ing means anditilting and raising means for.

wheeled cultivator-s.

it further object is to providesimple-and ellicicnt means which shall be so cooperable with the pole and with the operator's seat thatthe weight of the operator shall be utilized in an effectual manner in the raising and balancing of thegangs. v lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations or parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out'in the claims. I

ln the accon'ipanying drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view of a cultivator en'ibodying my iinproveniients; Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section showing the positions of the parts when the gangs arein-lowered-position; Figure 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig-. 2, showingthe positions of the parts when thegangs are raised, andFigure t is a view illustrating the operating mechanismfor effecting the raising of the cultivator gangs andfor adjusting the same for depth; of penetration. The frame 1 of the cultivator comprises members 2, 2, the forward portions-of which converge to form frame hounds 3, 3, and a tubular cross member 4 secured toithe rear portions of the framemembers 2, 2, con stitutes the rearend of theframe. A front cross member 5 is disposed -transversely under the frame 1 nearthe rear ends of the houndmembers 3,3 thereof and the end portions of this cross member (which extend laterally beyond respective sides of the frame) maybe provided with series of per-- forationsfi whereby the forward ends of axle members may be adjust-ably connected therewith, through the inedium of bearing bracx'ets 6. The frontcross bar or memthe rear end of the latter, stood, of course, that the forward end ofthc 1921. serial no. lee- 117.

bearings for a rock-shaft 8, -the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained;

Carrying wheels 16 support the frame throngh the mediumof axle members 10- 11-15,the members 10 telescoping into the tubularcross member l and the members being adjustably connected with the front-bar 5.

The ends of the frame hounds are pivotally connected by a horizontal pivot pin at 22 with a pole or. tongue23 forwardly of it being underpole or tongue is connectedwith the neckyolre of the draft team. Across bar 24 is connected centrally between its ends, with the pole ortongue and from respective ends of said cross bar, draftv bars 25 depend. he

lower ends of t11e-draft-bars25are con neeted by draft links 26, 26withthe forward ends of cultivator gangs 27, and said draft bars are providedbetweentheir ends with series of perforations whereby singletrees: 29 may be adjust-ably secured thereto. The cultivator gangs; are provided with forwardly and upwardly projecting arms 30 which are pivotally and loosely mounted on the front cross baror member of-the frame so that they may swing and also be shifted la erally thereon to ad-just the gangs relatively to each other, and the arms 30 of each cultivatorgang are connected near the member 5, by cross bar 31.

To'therear end ofthe pivoted tongue or pole 23, a vertically disposed gear sector is rigidly secured and meshes witha gear seo tor 83 rigidly secured to the reel: shaft 8. This rock shaftpis provided at one end with a rearwardlyprojecting arm to which a hand lever 35 is secured, a suitable manually operable detent 36 being mounted on said lever to engage a toothed segment 3lfi51ed to the frame 1 Toothed s nents 38, 238 are loosely mounted on the 1 ar tubular cross member 4 of the frame, -one over each of thecultivator 27 and one of these segments is connectedby a rod or link 39 with the leverx35. The other toothed segment 38 is connected, by means of a rod or link wvith an arm 34 which projects re-an wardlyfrom the rock shaft at the end thereof .opposite'to that with 'whi ch} the lever 35-is connected. A hand lever 40 is pivotally mounted on each segment 38 at sti -the position of the pivotal connection of said lever ll) to the segment 38 being somewhat above and rearwardly of the pivotal mounting of the segn'ient on the rear l'rame member 4, as shown in full lines Fig. 4-. Each lever is provided with a suitable detent iii to cooperate with the adjacent toothed segment 38, and each lever is also provided with a rearwardly projecting arm e3. The arm 43 of each lever l0 is connected, by a chain lit with one end of a bowed pressure spring and the lower end of each spring is connected with one of the cultivator gangs 27. The arms ot the levers 40 are also connected by chains is with the cultivator gaugs,the lower ents of said lastmentioned chains being conveniently secured to the lower portions of the pressure springs near the connections of the latter with the cultivator gangs. It desire-d each pair of chains l4l-46 may be made in the form of a single chain.

The purpose of the hand levers L0 and their connections with the cultivator gangs is to provide means for adjusting the latter for depth of penetration of the earth-working members, and the construction is such that the cultivator gangs may always be raised practically the same height by means of the raising mechanism as hereinafter explained, whether the cultivator gangs be adjusted for deep or for shallow penetration. Such result is accomplished by locating the pressure spring conniclion with the eccentrically mounted lever ll) at such 2:- angle that when said lever is operated, the distance between such connection and the pivotal mounting of the segment 325 to which said lever is eccentrically pivoted will be increased or decreased according to the direction in which. the lever may he i'ioved. Thus it will be seen that when the gangs are raised by operation of the main lever 35, motion will be imparted to the segments 38 and the extent of raising of the gangs will be governed according to the adjustment ot the levers 40 for deep or shallow penetration, the limit of height to which the gangs will be raised being practically the same whether the gangs be ad justcd for deep or for shallow penetration. In order that the weight of the driver may be utilized most el'l'ectually in the manipulation and operation of the cultivator gangs. the construction and arrangement of the drivers seat 416 and the cooperation ot the seat rails with other pa of the mechanism, as now to be explained, may be em ployed.

The drivers seat s6 is mounted upon the rear end portions of rails d7, l-T,-the intermediate portions of which rest and fulcrum on the rear tubular cross member 4 oi the frame. The seat rails are provided at their torward ends with downwardly projecti arms L8 which are pivotally connected wit 1 arms 4-9 rigidly secured to and projecting; rearwardly from the rock-shaft S. The to? ward end portions of the seat rails may be provided with three holes tor permitting such adjustable connection with the a'ms o on the rock shalt S as to accomnnn e ivol dilierent weights and the arms elf) may each be provided with two holes to perinit adjustment to accommodate cultivator gangs of dillerent weight.

\Vhen the cultivator gangs are in the lowcred position as shown in Figure 2, the main operating lever 35 will be in its low, approximately horizontal position and the seat rails will also be approximately horizontal, with the seat approximately in the position which it occupies when the cultivator is at work. Should the lever 35 be raised, power will be transmitted through the medium oi the sectors 33 and 32, to the rear end ot the tongue or pole 23, but as the forward end of the latter is connected with the neck yoke of the draft team and must not be raised, the forward portion of the frame and its pivotal connection 22 with the tongue will descend. Such movement of the frame (the axle members being connected 'ith the frame at lit-10d positions) will operate to cause the axle structures and the wheels to move rearwardly and thus the excess weight ot the gangs when raised will counterbalanced. ,lhe operation of the lever 35 to (diet-t the shit'l ing of tho tl'tllllt. and the countcrbalancing ot the gangs will also cause the rear portions of the gangs to be tilled. it will be observed that when the parts are in the positions shown in Figure 2, with the cultivator gangs level, the main lcvcr may be moved in either direction, causing the rear ends of the gangs to be raised or lowcred when the relations between the lramc and the pole are shifted as previously explained, without materially affecting the iront shovels of the gangs, the link 3.) 3S) hem approximately on dead center. By

pushing the main lever to the upper cxtent of its throw, both gangs will be fully raised.

During the raising of the gangs by opera tion of the main or master lever the inward pressure imparted to said lever bv the driver, will cause the drivers seat to desi:c. l. The greater the lifting force exerted by; the driver on the lever, the greater will the downward force (including the drivcfs weight) imparted to the seat and thns enhancc the ease with. which the raising o=. crations may be .ell'ected. 1t is evident th by pressing the main lever downmirdlv, the gangs will be lowered to the Qlfllluvli Should the ground be such to retard ready penetration of the earth-working members,

the driver may threw his weight on said lever talnn "wei 'htcorres ondrn l from 9 L) b b i the drivers seat, and thuslthe leverage will be greatly augmentedto facilitate and msure proper penetration of said earth-work inn members. I

Various changes-mightbe made in the details of construction of my invention with out dcpartin from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and hence Ido not =wisn to restrict myself to the precise details "herein forth. I I

Having fully-described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecureby Let tors-Patent, is I l, in a cultivator, the combination with a wheelerl-frame, a cultivator gang pivotally connected therewith, a pole, and ahorizontal pivotconnection between the for\va1'dpei:- tion of the frame and the pole forwardly of the rear end of the latter, of a lever mounted connected therewitlna pole, and a horizontal pivot connection between the forward p0r-' .tirm of the frameand the pole it'orwardly of the rear end of the latter,of a lever mounted'on the frame, connectizms letween said ,5, power trans rifting means between the lever and the rear end of the pole, a seat, supporting: rails for said seat fulcrnmcd on the rear portion of the frame, and cormcctions'between the forward porti i ns of said eat rails and said lever.

3. in a mltivatorgtho"combination; with a wheeled frame, a cultivator. gang pivotally connected therewith, a pole, and a horizontal pivot connection between the forward portion of the frame and the pole forwardly of the rear end of the latter, of a rock-shaft mounted at the forward portion of the frame, a lever secured to send rocl; shaft,

connections between said rock shaft and cul-' tivator gang, a vertically disposed gear sector secured the rear end of the pole, and a vertically disposed sector secured. to the rock shaft and meshing with the gear sector at the rear end of the pole.

-l-. In a cultivator, the combination with a wheeled frame, a cultivator gang pivotally connected therewith, a pole, and a horizontal pivot connection between the forward portion of the frame and the pole forwardly of the rear end of the latter, of a lever mounted on the frame, gearing between said lever and the rear end of the pole a toothed segment pivotally mounted onv the frame, a lever pivoted to said segment means for locking said last-mentioned lever to said segment, connections between. said last-mentioned lever and thc cultivator gang and means eonn'ectii g'the saifi seg'mentwith the firstmentioned le ver.

5.-ln a cultivator, the combination with a wheeledfrai e, and a cultivator Qnngpivotall f connected with the forward portion thereof, of a lever mounted on the frame, a toothd se m'ent pivote ly nio 'edon the frammnieans connecti ,5 the pivoted segment with said lever, a lever eccentrieal y pivotedto said segment jrearwardly of the pivotal mounting of the gment, and connections between said"eccentrically pivoted lever andthe cultivate can 6 In axcultivator the combination with a wheeled'frame, and a plurality of culti-' rater gangs pivotally connected with the forward portion said frame, of main" love "nramted on the frame, nreansfor it in said lever, toothed segn'ients prvotally .rtcd'on the frame, connections between oted s secondary lezer trio-ally pivoted to said pit-votedrc znents rearwardlv of the pivotal mountings of the latter, means for loclzino sait. serondary levers to the toothed rncn'ln, connections between the respece secondaryleversand'the respective cul nos,

combination with pivoted forwa 'dlv of a"roclQ-slnrft vertical gear sectorsecurml to said roclo l a vertical ed to the 1nd of the pole-and *n' with the mentioned gear sector, ieaiavardly projecting arms a res-ipeetive ends of said rocloshaft, a main lever secured to one of said arms, a toothed segment secured to the frame, a detent on said lever to engage said segment, toothed segments pivoted on the frame, connections between the pivoted segments and the arms of said rock-shaft, levers eccentric-ally pivoted to the pivoted segments, means for locaing' said lovers to the pivoted segments, and con? ections l'ietween said last-mentioned levers and the cultivator gangs.

8. ln a cultivator, the combination with a wheeled frame, cultivator gangs pivotally connected with said frame, and a pole having horizontal pivot connection forwardly of its rear end with the forward portion of said frame, of a lever mounted on] the frame, means operatively connecting said lever with the rear end of the pole, seat rails fulcruined on the rear portion of the frame, a seat on the rear portions of said rails, and connections between the forward portions of said seat rails and said lever.

9. In a cultivator, the combination with a wheeled frame, cultivator gan 's pivotally rents and said main lever,

pivotally con-' horizontal pi ot connection forwardly of its rear end with the forward portions of said frame, of a rock-shaft mounteo on the frame, vertically disposed gear sectors connecting the rock-shat with the rear end of said pole, a lever secured to rock-shaft, arms projecting rearwardly from said rockshaft, seat rails fnlcrunied on the rear portion of the frame and having arms at their forward ends pivoted to the arms on the inch-shaft, and a seat at the rear portions of said seat rails.

10. in a culti" tor, the combination with wheeled fra ne, cultivator gangs pivotally connected therewith, and a pole having a horizontal pivot connection forwardly of its rear end with the forward portion of the frame, of a reel-est aft mounted on the frame, means o ieratively connecting said rock-she with the 1 end of the pole, a lever secured to said rock-shaft, arins projecting fr an raid roclt-sliart, seat rails fulcrunicd on the frame, a seat supported hy said ra' and means adjus'tahle in two directions at an angle to each otiier for pivotally c nnecting the forward portions of the scat rails to said arms on the rock-shaft.

11. In a cultivator, the combination with a wheeled frame, a pole having; a horizontal pivotal connection forwardly of its rear end with the forward poi tion of the frame, and cultivator gangs pivotally connected with said frame, of a rock-shaft mounted at the forward portion of said fran e, means operatively connecting said rock-shaft with the r ar end of said pole, arms projecting rearwardly from said rock-shaft and each having' a plurality of holes, seat rails fulcrnined on the rear portion of the frame and provided at their forward ends with arms, each i d lever to engage the segment, a between said leve' and the cultiva 5, a ho ved preisure spring secured to th tivator gang, and a connection hetwem'said lever and the UPPGI portion of said spring.

3 In a cultivator, the combination with a whee frame and a cultivi'itor gang; pivnod therewith, of a toothed seg7gl v mounted on the frame, means for segment, a lever pivoted ecccntricall t said segment rearwardly of the pivotal ort of the latter, a detent fiarried l: v incnt, sa d h: ving an arm, a connec tion between said lever arm and the cultivator gang, a bowed pressure sgring' secured to the cultivator gang, and a connection hetwe n the upper portion of said sprin and the lever a "m.

in testimon} whereof, I have signed this smcitication in the presence of two subscribn in witnesses.

ARTHUR D. GALLhGl-IER. Witnesses JENNLE M. DAvis, MiuiJoRin E. CULvnn. 

